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Nick Blackburn

Robert Nicholas Blackburn (born February 24, 1982 in Ada, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins system.

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Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn leaves in 6th inning with stiff shoulder after visit from trainer

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Nick Blackburn was removed with one out in the sixth inning during his start on Saturday against the Texas Rangers because of shoulder stiffness.

Blackburn threw his 79th pitch of the day — a ball to David Murphy — and motioned for the trainer.Brian Duensing replaced Blackburn with the Twins trailing 2-1 and a runner on first base.Blackburn missed the last six weeks of the 2011 season with a right forearm injury....

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  1. Twins put Nick Blackburn on family medical emergency list, recall Jeff Manship to start

    CLEVELAND (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Nick Blackburn on the family medical emergency list and recalled Jeff Manship from Triple-A Rochest...

  2. Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn each go 3 innings in Twins' 5-0 win over Orioles

    SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Slowey and Nick Blackburn each threw three crisp innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Monday.Slowey and Blac...

  3. Twins take advantage of 4 Detroit errors, beat Tigers 11-7

    Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Wednesday night.Detroit ...

  4. Twins edge Blue Jays

    Darin Mastroianni drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins edged the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6, in the second of four games.Ryan Doumit drove in two runs while Denard...

  5. Darin Mastroianni drives in 3, Twins overcome 2 HRs by Jose Bautista to beat Blue Jays 7-6

    Too many walks did in the Toronto Blue Jays.Darin Mastroianni got his first major league hit and drove in three runs to help the Minnesota Twins overcome Jose Bautis...

  6. Tigers return to Detroit to battle rival Twins

    The Detroit Tigers are back home after a lengthy road trip and will face the AL Central-rival Minnesota Twins for the first time this season in the opener of a quick...

  7. Carroll comes through, Twins tame Tigers

    Jamey Carroll delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, and the Twins beat their nemeses, the Tigers, by an 11-7 final in the opener of a two-game ser...

  8. Morneau homers as Twins tame Tigers

    Justin Morneau clubbed a two-run homer and plated the decisive run with a groundout, as the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in the finale of...

  9. Tigers hope to avoid sweep by lowly Twins

    The Detroit Tigers look to avoid being swept in two games by the worst team in baseball, as they close out a series with the Minnesota Twins this afternoon from Come...

  10. Nick Blackburn and Minnesota Twins tagged for record 25 hits in Dodgers' 15-0 blowout

    After his team gave up a club-record 25 hits to the Los Angeles Dodgers , Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire didn't have many answers about his struggling club."...

  11. Nick Blackburn walks a career-high 6 as Twins lose 5-3 to White Sox

    The Minnesota Twins know they'll need some quality performances from their starting rotation if they are to have any shot at getting back into the AL Central race.So...

  12. Another Twins starter falters: Blackburn roughed up in 11-2 loss to Red Sox

    After watching another one of his starting pitchers get knocked out early, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is wondering just how long his severely overworked ...

  1. Blackburn tries to get untracked versus Blue Jays

    The age of 30 has not been kind to Twins starter Nick Blackburn, who hasn't tasted a victory in over 10 months.Blackburn will try to break through this evening when ...

  2. Twins place Blackburn on DL, keep Doumit active

    The Minnesota Twins have placed pitcher Nick Blackburn on the 15-day disabled list because of a left quad strain and decided to keep catcher Ryan Doumit on the 25-ma...

  3. Swarzak joins long list of struggling Twins starting pitchers in 10-6 loss to Tigers

    The Minnesota Twins have started to swing the bats pretty well the last few weeks, their offense shrugging off the early season struggles to live up to the potential...

  4. Scherzer fans 9, Fielder picks up 4 hits in Tigers' 6-3 victory over Twins

    Max Scherzer struck out nine in a rain-shortened outing and Prince Fielder had his first four-hit game with the Tigers, leading Detroit to a 6-3 victory over the Min...

  5. Nick Blackburn , newly acquired Brian Fuentes combine on 2-hitter as Twins beat Mariners 1-0

    Nick Blackburn and newly acquired reliever Brian Fuentes combined on a two-hitter Saturday, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.Denard...

  6. Twins waste Nick Blackburn's quality start, lose seventh straight, 9-3 to Toronto in 11

    After retiring 17 straight batters, Nick Blackburn looked as if he would cruise to his third win of the season, and the Minnesota Twins looked ready to snap their si...

  7. Nick Blackburn throws 7 strong innings, Span has 3 RBIs to lead Twins over Orioles 6-0

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Blackburn threw seven strong innings, Denard Span had his third three-hit game of the month and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Oriole...

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